Allaah (Azza wa Jal) – Page 4

The covenant (meethaaq) which Allaah, the Most High, took from Aadam and his descendants – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgMay 4, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah : Lesson 05

والميثاقُ الذي أخَذَهُ اللهُ تعالَى مِنْ آدمَ وذُريَّتِهِ حَقٌّ‏‏‏‏‏.

[85] And the covenant (meethaaq) which Allaah, the Most High, took from Aadam and his descendants, is true.

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The Explanation – Point [85]

The meethaaq (ميثاق – covenant) which Allaah, the Most High, took from Aadam and his descendants, that they would worship Him and not associate anything in worship along with Him, this is true. Just as occurs in the hadeeth that the Prophet sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam informed us, that Allaah extracted the descendants of Aadam from his back, and they were like tiny red ants, and He caused them to bear witness upon themselves to His Unity. And He took their meethaaq (covenant) that they would worship Him, and not associate anything in worship along with Him.[1] So we have eemaan (true faith) in this. However, this agreement and covenant is not sufficient (in itself). Rather, it was essential along with it, to send the Messengers. So therefore, Allaah sent the Messengers. And if this had been sufficient alone, then Allaah would not have sent the Messengers. However, He sent the Messengers in order to remind by means of them, and to call the people to what is contained in it.

Allaah is Al-Qayyoom (the Independent Sustainer of everything), who does not sleep – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgMay 2, 2017

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah : Lesson 05

[12] He is the Independent Sustainer of everything, who does not sleep.

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The Explanation – Point [12]

(So the word) القيوم (Al-Qayyoom – The Independent Sustainer of everything) is: the One who independently exists by Himself and the One who sustains everything; the One who independently exists and has no need of anything; the One who is independent of everything and the One who sustains everything else. Everything else is in a state of poverty and need of Him and needs to be sustained by Him, He the Perfect and Most High. So if it were not that Allaah sustains the heavens and the earth and all of the creation then they would all be destroyed and pass away. But however, Allaah sustains them and guards them and provides for them – giving them whatever would benefit them.

So the whole of the creation is in need of Him.

Indeed Allaah holds the heavens and the earth so that they do not move away from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is no one that could hold them after Him.

(Sooratul-Faatir (35), aayah 41)

End of explanation of point [12][1]

[1] Translator’s side point: From the explanation of Ibn Abil-`Izz rahimahullaah, he says with regards to these two Names – Al-Hayy (that Allaah is Ever-living) and Al-Qayyoom (that Allaah is the Independent One who sustains everything):

So these two Names, all of the rest of Allaah’s Perfect Names return back and pivot around these two. And all the meanings of the other Names refer back to these two. Because the first, Al-Hayaat – the attribute of life, it necessitates for Him all the attributes of perfection; so no attribute will be missing from His attribute of life except due to weakness in that life. So since the Life of Allaah, the Most High, is the most perfect and complete life, then affirming it means affirmation of every attribute of perfection for Him. As for the name Al-Qayyoom, then this includes the perfection of Allaah’s Independence and the perfection of His Power since He is the One who independently exists and has no need of anyone else in any sense; and He is the one Who supports and sustains everything else; and there is no establishment for anything except if He establishes it. So these two Names gather completely the rest of the Names.

At-Ta`leeqaat Al-Mukhtasarah `alaa Matn Al-`Aqeedah At–Tahaawiyyah
By Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan hafizahullaah
Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood Burbank, rahimahullaah, on 20^th September 2004

Transcribed by Sideeqa Ali

Posted with kind permission from Dawud Burbank rahimahullaah

Listen to the Full Audio Series of Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah:
Explanation of Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah – Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

Deviance of those who negate the Ru’yah (’Seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise) – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 28, 2017October 22, 2026

Please listen to the Part 01 of this Lecture @ ‘Seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise is true, without their encompassing Him and without us knowing how it will be

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah : Lesson 17

[58] والرؤْيةُ حقٌّ لأَهلِ الجَنَّةِ، بِغَيْرِ إِحَاطَةٍ ولا كَيْفِيَّةٍ‏‏‏.

[58] And ‘seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise is true, without their encompassing Him and without us knowing how it will be.

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The Explanation – Point [58] (continued from Lesson 16)

No one denies ar-ru.yah (seeing Allaah) except the people of innovation such as the Jahmiyyah and the Mu`tazilah – those who negate the ru.yah (that Allaah will be seen by the believers). They say: This (affirming seeing Allaah) would necessitate that Allaah is in a direction (جهة – jihah). And it is their view that Allaah is not in a direction; and in their view He is not within the creation, nor is He outside it, nor is He above, nor is He below, nor is He to the right, nor is He to the justify; He is not in any direction. And the meaning of this is that He does not exist, High and Exalted is Allaah above what they say. So, they deny seeing Allaah because of this futile opinion.

‘Seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise is true, without their encompassing Him and without us knowing how it will be – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 28, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah : Lesson 16

[58] والرؤْيةُ حقٌّ لأَهلِ الجَنَّةِ، بِغَيْرِ إِحَاطَةٍ ولا كَيْفِيَّةٍ‏‏‏.

[58] And ‘seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise is true, without their encompassing Him and without us knowing how it will be.

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The Explanation – Point [58][1]

Ar-ru’yah (الرؤية – the seeing) means: the believers seeing their Lord, the Perfect and Most High; because the believers will see their Lord, the Perfect and Most High, in the Hereafter. They will see Him openly – with their eyes, just as they see the moon on the night when it is full and just as they see the sun bright and clear when there is no cloud-cover to hide it; just as the chosen Prophet (Al-Mustafaa) sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam informed about in the authentic mutawaatir ahaadeeth from him, `alayhis–salaatu was-salaam.[2] So therefore, the author said, “The seeing (ar-ru.yah) is true” meaning: it is affirmed by the Book and the Sunnah and the ijmaa` (consensus) of the people of the Sunnah and the Jamaa`ah from the Salaf (predecessors) and from the Khalaf (later peoples). Nobody disagrees about that except for the mubtadi`ah (innovators) and the people of the deviant ways.[3]

So the believers will see their Lord, the Perfect and Most High, just as He the Perfect said,

On that Day (the Day of Resurrection) some faces would be radiant, looking at their Lord.
(Sooratul-Qiyaamah (75), aayaat 22-23)

They are the faces of the believers. As for (the word in the first aayah) ‘naadirah’ (ناضرة – radiant), meaning: from an-nadrah (النضرة) which means brilliance and beauty.

Qur’aan is the Speech of Allaah & He sent it down to His Messenger as revelation – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 26, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah – Points 45-47 – Lesson 14

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[45] وأن القرآن كلام الله‏.

[45] And that the Qur.aan is the Speech of Allaah.

The Explanation – Point [45]

After you have eemaan (truly believe) in Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, and you have eemaan (truly believe) in His Messenger sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam, then, you have eemaan (truly believe) that the Qur.aan is the Speech of Allaah; because this is what the Messenger of Allaah sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam came with, and Allaah sent down the Qur.aan to him. And this Qur.aan is not from the speech of Muhammad sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam nor is it from the speech of Jibreel; rather, it is just the Speech of Allaah, the Mighty and the Majestic. Allaah spoke with it, and Jibreel took it from Allaah, and the Prophet `alayhis–salaatu was-salaam took it from Jibreel `alahis-salaam, and the Ummah (this nation) took it from the Prophet sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam.

Nothing occurs except what He (Allaah) wills – Shaykh al-Fawzaan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 26, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah : Point # 8:

[8] ولا يكون إلا ما يريد‏.

[8] And nothing occurs except what He (Allaah) wills.

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The Explanation – Point [8]

This contains an affirmation of al-Qadr (القدر – pre-decree) and an affirmation of al-Iraadah (الإرادة – Allaah’s Will). So nothing exists within His kingdom and nothing occurs within His creation whether events or things except that Allaah willed it to occur, He the Perfect and Most High – willing it with His Iraadah al-Kawniyyah (Universal Will):

And His Affair, when He wills something, is just that He says to it, “Be!” and it is!
(Soorah YaaSeen (36), aayah 82)

So, every good and every evil occurs by Allaah’s Universal Will; so nothing escapes from His Will. And this contains a refutation of the Qadariyyah – those who deny al-Qadr (pre-decree) and who claim that the person himself, he is the one who creates his own actions and produces his own actions; and Highly Exalted is Allaah above that which they say. Because this (saying of theirs) is a declaration of Allaah’s being unable and (it is a statement) that there are things in His creation which He the Perfect and Most High does not Will. So this is to describe Him with deficiency because everything which occurs within the creation – whether good or evil, then it occurs by His Will. Rather, He creates good for a wise purpose and He creates that which is evil for a wise purpose. So from the aspect of its creation, then it is not an evil because it is created for a tremendous wisdom and a tremendous goal which is to test and to try, and to distinguish that which is foul from that which is good, and in order to reward the people upon their righteous deeds and to recompense the people for their evil deeds. And He was Wise in that, He, the Perfect and Most High; He did not create anything without purpose.

Allah does not perish nor (does He) pass away – Shaykh al-Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 25, 2017April 25, 2017

Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah : Point # 7:

لا يفنى ولا يبيد‏.

He does not perish nor (does He) pass away.

The Explanation – Point [7]

Al-fanaa. (الفناء – perishing) and al-beed (البيد – passing away) have one and the same meaning.[1] So Allaah, the One free of all imperfections and the Most High has as His Attribute: continual and everlasting life. Allaah, the Most High said,

And place reliance upon the Ever-Living One Who does not die.
(Sooratul-Furqaan (25), aayah 58)

So, Allaah never perishes (passes away). He, the Perfect and Most High said,

Everything will perish except for His Face.
(Sooratul-Qasas (28), aayah 88)

And He, the Perfect and Most High said,

Everyone upon (the earth) will perish (die). But the Majestic and Noble Face of your Lord will remain forever. (Sooratur-Rahmaan (55), aayaat 26-27)

So for Him, the Perfect and Most High, is Al-Baqaa. (البقاء – persisting and remaining forever) whereas the creation will die and then they will be resurrected. And initially, they, the creation, were non-existent and then Allaah created them and then they will die and then Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic will raise them in the resurrection.

So, Allaah the One free of all imperfections and the Most High had no beginning and He has no end.

Footnotes:

[1] Translator’s side point: Ibn Abil-`Izz rahimahullaah, in his explanation of At–Tahaawiyyah, makes the point that the second one (al-beed – passing away) is an emphasis of the first one (al-fanaa. – perishing).

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He is the Ancient One without any beginning, the One who Persists without any ending – Shaykh al-Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 24, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahawiyyah : Point # 6

قديم بلا ابتداء، دائم بلا انتهاء‏.

[6] He is the Ancient One without any beginning, the One who Persists without any ending.

The Explanation – Point [6]

As is indicated by saying of Allaah, the Most High,

He (Allaah) is the First and the Last
(Sooratul-Hadeed (57), aayah 3)

And his saying `alayhis–salaatu was-salaam,

‏أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْء، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْء

“You are the First One and there was nothing before You, and You are the Last One and there is nothing after You.”[1]

However, the word qadeem (قديم – the ancient one) is not applied to Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, except in the sense of informing about Him. As for calling Him with that name, then there is not from His Names “al-qadeem” (the ancient one). Rather, from His Names is: “Al-Awwal” (الأول – The First); and the term Al-Awwal (The First) is not the same as saying al-qadeem (the ancient one) because the term al-qadeem (the ancient one) may have someone before Him. As for the term “Al-Awwal” (The First) then there is nothing before him (one who is first). As the Prophet sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam said,

أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْء

“You are the First One and there was nothing before You.”

Allaah Guides Whoever He Wishes And Misguides Whoever He Wishes – Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgApril 21, 2017October 22, 2026

Aqeedah Tahaawiyahh : Point # 36:

يهدي من يشاء، ويعصم ويعافي فضلًا، ويضل من يشاء ويخذل ويبتلي عدلًا‏

He guides whoever He wishes, and protects and keeps safe as a favour (fadl) upon them; and He misguides whoever He wishes, and humiliates, and puts to trial from (His) Justice (‘adl).

The Explanation – Point [36]

Allaah, the One free from all imperfections, guides whomever He wishes and He misguides whomever He wishes; and this is by the Qadaa. (القضاء – Ordainment) and Qadr (قدر – Pre-decree) of Allaah.

However, He guides those whom He knows are fitting to receive guidance and He guides those who eagerly seek out guidance and who devote themselves to it; then Allaah makes good easy for him. And He misguides whomever He wishes by reason of that person’s turning away from seeking guidance and good; then Allaah misguides him as a punishment for him for turning away and for his lack of desire for good.

This is made clear by His, the Most High, saying,

As for the one who gives in charity and is dutiful to Allaah and attests to what is true, then we make easy for him acting in obedience to Allaah. (Sooratul-Layl (92), aayaat 5-7)

So the cause is found with the servant, and the Pre-decree is from Allaah, the Perfect.

Aqeedah of the Salaf: The Believers Will See Their Lord In The Hereafter – Abu Muhmmad al-Maghribee [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgMarch 14, 2017October 16, 2026

The Explanation of the Creed of the Salaf, by Imaam Abee Uthmaan Ismaa’eel bin Abdir-Rahmaan As-Saaboonee,rahimahullaah, as explained by our noble sheikh al-Allaamah Rabee’ bin Haadee Al-Madkhalee, hafidhahullaah.

Audio Lecture by: Abu Muhammad al Maghribee (hafidhahullaah)

[The below is the Text from the Book]

The Believers Will See Their Lord In The Hereafter

[90] Ahl us-Sunnah believe and testify that the Believers will see their Lord, The Most Blessed and The Most High, on the Day of judgement with their eyes. They will look at Him, as it is reported in the authentic ahaadeeth from the Messenger of Allaah, (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He said:

“Indeed, you will see your Lord like you see the full Moon. ” [105]

The comparison (like) mentioned in this hadeeth is between the two (seeing’s) not between that which is seen in each case.[106] The ahaadeeth of the vision are related in the book al-Intisaar with all the asaaneed.

Footnotes:

[105] Related by Ibn Khuzaimah in Kitaab ut-Tawheed [ 1:407-411 ]. See also al-Bukhaaree [554], Muslim [183l and Aboo Dawood [ 4729 ]. The Prophet, (صلى الله عليه وسلم ), said:

“When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, Allaah, the Most Mighty and the Most Majestic, will say: ‘Do you wish for anything extra that I may give you?’ They will say: Have you not brightened our faces? Have You not entered us into Paradise and saved us from the fire? So He will remove the screen and they will not have been given anything more beloved to them, than looking at their Lord, the Most Mighty and the Most Majestic.”

Related by Muslim [181]

[106] i.e The similarity between seeing the full moon and seeing Allaah is in the seeing, not between the full moon and Allaah. This fine point is a refutation on those who claim that Ahl us Sunnah here have made a comparison between Allaah and His creation ( i.e. the full moon).

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Allaah (تعالى ) said: “I Have Forbidden Oppression” – Explained by Shaykh Uthaymeen

by AbdurRahman.orgNovember 28, 2016October 22, 2026

Title “I Have Forbidden Oppression”^[1]

Original Title شرح الأربعين النووية

Original Author Muḥammad Ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn

Translated by Abu az-Zubayr Harrison (rahimahullaah)

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The Ḥadīth
The Explanation

1The Ḥadīth

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ الغِفَارِيِّ (رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) فِيمَا يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : « يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا، فَلَا تَظَالَمُوا »

Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī (رضي الله عنه) reported that the prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) narrated that his lord (عزّ وجلّ) said: “Oh my servants, I have forbidden oppression even for myself, and I have made it forbidden among you as well, so do not oppress one another.”^[2]^[3]

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2The Explanation

Allah says, “Oh my servants, I have made oppression forbidden even for myself,” and he (عزّ وجلّ) may make something forbidden upon himself because the decision is his. As for us, we make nothing forbidden for him, but he may forbid something upon himself as he wishes just as he may obligate and decree something upon himself. Read the statement of Allah (تعالى):

﴿قُلْ لِمَنْ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ قُلْ لِلَّهِ ۚ كَتَبَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ﴾

Say, “To who belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?” Say, “To

Allah.” He has decreed upon himself mercy.^[4]

Allaah’s Permission – Dr. Saleh As-Saleh [Audio Clip]

by AbdurRahman.orgSeptember 28, 2016October 16, 2026

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The Transcendence (‘Uluw) of Allaah – Refuting Doubts and Misconceptions – Dr Saleh as Saleh

by AbdurRahman.orgAugust 13, 2016October 16, 2026

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The True God is Allaah, and Man is Need of Him – Dr. Saleh As Saleh

by AbdurRahman.orgJuly 31, 2016October 22, 2026

In the name of Allaah the most Beneficent the most Merciful.

The True God is Allaah, And Man is Need of Him.

I testify that there is no true god worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is Allaah’s true slave and Messenger.

The term worship in Islam translates to a code of life, because worship means everything which Allaah loves from actions and (or) sayings that are apparent and (or) hidden.

Many are those who do not believe in Allaah as the Only True God. Many as well believe that there is a Creator. However, they are in state of confusion as to who is this Creator. In this article a presentation is aimed to direct to the conclusion that Allaah is the true “God”, the Creator, and that man is in need of Him.

The Meaning of Allaah being the “Best of Plotters” – Shaykh al Albaani

by AbdurRahman.orgJuly 15, 2016October 22, 2026

From the Book: How are we Obligated to Interpret the Qur’aan? Shaykh al-Albanee.
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[5] Question: Allaah informs us about Himself saying:

وَمَكَرُواْ وَمَكَرَ اللّهُ وَاللّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاآِرِينَ
“And they plotted and Allaah too plotted. And Allaah is the best of plotters.”
[Surah Aali ‘Imraan: 54]

Perhaps the minds of some people may limit the understanding of this ayah to just its apparent meaning. And maybe we are not in need of explaining it. But how is it that Allaah is the best of plotters?

[5] Answer:

This question is easy by the Grace of Allaah. This is since we are able to understand that plotting is not always necessarily characterized with being evil nor is it always necessarily characterized with being good. So perhaps a disbeliever may plot against a Muslim however this Muslim is bright and clever and not heedless and stupid. So he is aware of the plots of his disbelieving opponent and thus deals with him in retaliation to his plot. This is such that the end result is that this Muslim through his good plotting compels the disbeliever’s evil plot to backfire on his own self. So can it be said that when this Muslim plotted against the disbeliever, he engaged in an illegal affair? No one says this.

Subhaana Rabbiyal-A’laa (سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى) – Dr. Saleh as Saleh [Short Clip|Eng]

by AbdurRahman.orgJune 17, 2016June 17, 2016

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While prostrating (Sujood):

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى
(3 times)

Subhaana Rabbiyal-A’laa

Glory is to my Lord, the Most High. (Recite three times in Arabic)

Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa’i, At-Tirmithi, and Ahmad.
See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmithi 1/83.

Posted from: Salah (Prayer) Decsribed : Sujood (Prostration) – Dr. Saleh as Saleh [Audio|En]

Related Link: Dua during Sujud for worldly matters – Shaykh Abdil-‘Azeez Aali Shaikh

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“Had We sent down this Qur’an upon a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself” – Explained by Shaykh Uthaymeen

by AbdurRahman.orgMay 28, 2016October 22, 2026

The Second Ayah: His statement:

“Had We sent down this Qur’an upon a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder by the fear of Allah” (Al-Hashr 59:21)

A mountain is among the hardest of what there is, the rocks by which the mountain becomes firm are exemplary in hardness. Allah, Exalted is He, says:

“When, after that, your hearts were hardened and became as stones or even worse in hardness” (Al- Baqara 2:74)

If this Qur’an were to be sent down upon the mountain, you would surely see this mountain humbling itself and cleaving out of the fear of Allah.

“Humbling” – that is, submissively.

And from its severe fright of of Allah, “Rending asunder” it cleaves and tears apart.

Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who deserves to be worshipped – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]

by AbdurRahman.orgFebruary 19, 2016October 22, 2026

Sharh-ul-Usool-ith-Thalaathah : Lesson 20 Part A
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|English]

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Imaam Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab (rahimahullaah) said:

And Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who is worshipped, and the proof is His saying, He the Most High:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

O mankind, single out your Lord with all worship, He Who created you and those who came before you so that you may be dutiful to Him, seeking to avoid His anger and His punishment. He Who made the earth a resting place for you and the sky a canopy, and He sent down from the clouds rain, and He brought out with it crops and fruits from the earth as provision for you, so do not set up rivals for Allaah whilst you know that you have no Lord besides Him. [2:21-22] ⁹

[9]: Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzan’s Explanation :

His saying, “And Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who is worshipped”: meaning, He is the One Who deserves to be worshipped, as for other than Him, then it does not deserve worship, because it is not a Lord. This is the intent of the speech of the Shaikh rahimahullaah in his saying, “Ar-Rabb (the Lord) is the One Who is worshipped”, meaning He is the One Who deserves worship.

None of you should die Except while he is having good thoughts about Allah – Imam Nawawī’s & al-Manāwī

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 19, 2016October 22, 2026

Title Thinking Good About Allah

Authors Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī, al-Nawawī & al-Manāwī

Translated by Abu az-Zubayr Harrison (rahimahullaah)

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Contents

The First Ḥadīth
The Second Ḥadīth

« أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي »

“I am as My servant thinks of Me”

« لَا يَمُوتَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُحْسِنُ الظَّنَّ بِاللَّهِ »

“Let none of you die except while thinking good about Allah.”

1The First Ḥadīth

Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) said that the prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) said:

« قَالَ اللَّهُ : أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي »

Allah says, “I am as my servant thinks of Me.”^[1]

al-ʻAsqalānī’s Explanation

The following is Ibn Ḥajar al-ʻAsqalānī’s explanation of this ḥadīth in his book Fatḥ al-Bārī, his explanation of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.

» Allah says, “I am as my servant thinks of Me.” « Meaning: I am capable of behaving towards him in the manner he assumes I will behave with him. al-Karmānī said, “In this wording, there is encouragement to give precedence to one’s hope (in Allah) over fear (of Him).” Perhaps he says this as it pertains to the issue of whether one’s hope and fear should be equal. When any rational person hears such ḥadīth, he would not first assume and expect Allah’s threat of punishment, which would be the side of fearing of Allah, because he would not initially choose that for himself. Rather, he would lean more toward expecting Allah’s promise of reward, the side of hoping in Allah.

Know Allah in prosperity, He will know you in adversity – Imam Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī

by AbdurRahman.orgJanuary 2, 2016October 22, 2026

Title Know Allah in Prosperity, He Will Know You in Adversity

Original Title جامع العلوم والحكم^[1]

Original Author Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī

Translated by Abu az-Zubayr Harrison (rahimahullaah)

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The prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) said:

« تَعَرَّفْ إِلَى اللهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ »

Know Allah in prosperity, He will know you in adversity.”^[2]

When a worshipper is conscious and fearful of Allah in times of ease and wellbeing, preserving His rules and paying careful attention to His rights upon him, he begins to know Allah. There is then established between him and his Lord a special relationship. In return, his Lord will remember and know His worshipper during his times of hardship. He will preserve and take care of such person’s relationship with Him in difficult times. Because of this relationship, Allah saves his worshipper from his difficulties. This special relationship brings an individual close to his Lord and ensures His love for him and His answering of his prayers.